Thursday, October 12, 2017

AP 2nd and 6th period 2nd Amendment assignment


2nd Amendment
Democide: the killing of civilians by their own government. It has been estimated that in the last 100+ years close to 260 million people have been killed by their own governments. Food for thought: what keeps the U.S. government from turning on its own people?

Wounded Knee: 150-300 members of the Sioux tribe were killed by U.S. troops. It is believed that the shooting started when a tribe member refused to hand over his rifle and in the struggle for the rifle a shot was fired.
Turnitin.com codes for 2nd and 6th periods

Use this email to find Mr. Holmes: wholmes@avhsd.org
2nd period code: 10652049
6th period code:  10704393
password: president (same for both classes)


A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

Part I

  1. Who is the primary author of the 2nd Amendment?
  2. Why were the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
  3. In the context of the 18th century when the 2nd was written, what does “regulated” mean? Has the word changed in context over time or does it still mean the same? Why?
  4. Look up militia and U.S. Federal law. Under U.S. Federal law what constitutes the militia?
  5. What does semi-automatic mean when applied to firearms? What does automatic mean when applied to firearms?
  6. Can U.S. citizens own automatic weapons? Can manufactures of firearms sell automatic weapons to the public?
  7.  What does the term “assault weapon” really apply to: semi, auto, or both?
  8. What is the difference between a pistol and a revolver?
  9. When it comes to concealed carry of a pistol or revolver how many states are what are known as Constitutional carry states?
  10. What does Constitutional carry mean? What are 3 requirements in order to Constitutional Carry in the state of Arizona?
  11. How many people are estimated to have concealed carry licenses in the U.S.?
  12. What did Senator Feinstein of CA recently say about her constituents and concealed carry? Is she right or wrong in her belief?
  13. How many have concealed carry permits in Los Angeles county? What is the difference between “may” issue and “shall” issue when it comes to concealed carry permits?
  14. In your opinion, does the 2nd Amendment allow for concealed carry? Why or why not?
  15. In the 2016 presidential campaign, Secretary Hillary Clinton said the Supreme Court got the Heller decision wrong. In District of Columbia vs Heller what did the Supreme Court say the 2nd Amendment guarantees when it comes to the right to possess a firearm?
  16. Do you agree with the Supreme Court decision or Hillary Clinton?
  17. In McDonald vs City of Chicago, what did the Supreme Court rule when applying the 2nd Amendment to states and localities?
  18. Many people will say that the 2nd amendment only covers firearms in existence during the time of the writing of the Constitution. What did the Supreme Court rule in this matter in the case of Caetano vs Massachusetts?
  19. There are some that believe the 2nd amendment is a collective right and not an individual right? What is a collective right? What is an individual right? What does the 2nd amendment fall under in your opinion?
  20. The word “people” shows up in the 2nd and 4th Amendment. Who are these people that the Constitution speaks of? Is the 4th amendment a collective right or an individual right? Has this question caused you to change your answer to question 18? Why or why not?
  21. Michael Moore, a Hollywood film director, recently made a proposal to change the 2nd amendment. Find this on line and read this proposal. What parts of this change do you agree with? What do you disagree with? Why?
    Part II
  22. The Congress has voted on Michael Moore’s proposal and 2/3rds of both Houses have voted to send the proposed 28th Amendment to the states where 38 must vote yes to ratify. Currently, 49 states have voted  on this proposal with 37 yes and 12 no votes. The last state to vote will be the state of Arizona. Arizona is a Constitutional Carry state. Your task is to write an informative essay to the people of the state of Arizona where you will take one side or the other to convince the voters to vote yes or no. A yes vote means the amendment passes. No means it does not pass. As you break down the proposed Amendment you will explain how, based on your pro or con stance, the following parts of the proposal will either benefit or hurt the people of Arizona. If you are a pro stance a-e will help the people of Arizona. If you take a no stance this proposed amendment will hurt the people of Arizona:
    1. “in times of need”
    2. “the strictly regulated right of the people”
    3. “a limited number of non-automatic Arms for sport and hunting”
    4. “to be free from gun violence”
    5. “this shall not be infringed”
      Define what each part of a-e means to your side. Inform the voter how this will help/hurt the state of Arizona. You must have a valid source to back up your information in each of the above areas.
      Once you take a pro/con side you must stick with that side throughout the essay.
      This will be a turnitin.com assignment.


PROPOSED 28th AMENDMENT TO THE US CONSTITUTION

“A well regulated State National Guard, being helpful to the safety and security of a State in times of need, along with the strictly regulated right of the people to keep and bear a limited number of non-automatic Arms for sport and hunting, with respect to the primary right of all people to be free from gun violence, this shall not be infringed.”


Link to informative essay writing.



Yes, you will need a thesis statement.
Which side you take is entirely up to you. The main issues is that you will conduct the research needed to back your position up and then properly develop an informative essay
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